Kill a cyclist, get community punishment

This driver gets 36 week sentence.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-26373463

PC Sian Pringle said: "The case highlights the importance of drivers being vigilant, careful and driving at an appropriate speed for the conditions."

. Mr Wicks said: “The prosecution case is that this was a collision that was avoidable.”

So sad. RIP rider

http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10934032.Driver_accused_of_causing_the_death_of_cyclist/?ref=ar

From the article, it sound more like dangerous driving than careless.

The recent Regents Street incident:
http://road.cc/content/news/114228-family-dead-cyclist-release-hospital-photo-warning-drivers

.... Last week police issued a fresh appeal for information, with Detective Sergeant Jeff Edwards saying: ....
"I also wish to trace any person who may have moved or had any contact with the pedal cycle."

I feel really queasy about this. What are they trying to pin on the deceased cyclist? That prior to being ran into from behind he was behaving inappropriately? That he had been drinking?
Feels a bit like previous discussions in this thread where if the cyclist is no longer alive and able to defend themselves there is forever the suspicion that they must have done something wrong.

Because they don't believed that drivers can make fatal error in their driving.

Maybe someone messed up the scene and moved the bike? Mr Mason was a confident, safe cyclist and to me it looked like a rear impact, but I don't know.

Kill a kitten, get jailed as a 'deterrent'.

The message is obvious. Anyone thinking of microwaving/machinewashing/blending/etc. a young cat or other animal (who doesn't?!) will pause and think 'maybe I shouldn't do this, that woman got put in prison for it'. On the other hand, anyone operating potentially deadly vehicles around cyclists doesn't have to worry about a similar fate.

Makes perfect sense.

That's messed up.

I read that article and felt physically ill. not just the act but the capacity of a human to do that to a harmless, defenceless animal that has little other capacity in itself than trust and love.

Imagine the uproar if this happened 14 times in a year, animal rights supporters would be up in arms, with the public in tow. "What is wrong with this country?" they would cry, "where have we gone wrong?".

Kitten lady was mentally ill, so obviously needs locking up, people killing cyclists with cars aren't mentally ill so should be let of with a smack on the wrist, it all makes perfect sense.

"But If we prosecute all these people killing cyclists then maybe other drivers will get it in their head that driving is the dangerous bit. Then they'll all start cycling about everywhere where it's safer and healthier. Then all that 'vehicle emissions tax' will go, and all that duty on fuel, and all those congestion charges, and what will the speed cameras catch? And what will the police do? How will I afford my time-share in the Bahamas?"

Said no politician, ever.

A simple ban and fine for hitting a cyclist.

ITB-100HD - Bike Rider / Cyclist Hit By Car (Brisbane Dashcam) - YouTube

Christ, ^ made me feel queasy in the guts, thought of that happening to me is terrifying

Instant ban, quality.

^ Really?

The driver will get off with a slapped wrist.

Thank God the cyclist is OK.

What a feckin' prat driving the Audi. Stupid cunt.

It's borderline dangerous considering she's 100% aware that he's literally in front of her, she actually slow down a bit after the light change as he set off.

Yet she choose to ram him, which can be classified as attempt manslaughter.

The sentencing is not too dissimilar to those who were killed by drivers under similar circumstance (or less).

If it's a life ban, it would seem appropriate.

3 months for a very young driver, that's nothing.

Car used as a weapon = jail!

Do you even read the article?

It's borderline dangerous considering she's 100% aware that he's literally in front of her, she actually slow down a bit after the light change as he set off.

Yet she choose to ram him, which can be classified as attempt manslaughter.

The sentencing is not too dissimilar to those who were killed by drivers under similar circumstance (or less).

3 months for a very young driver, that's nothing.

What in the name of buggery are you talking about? Attempted manslaughter? Manslaughter by its very definition is accidental, so please do inform as to how one can attempt an accidental act. Intriguing.

This country is a joke.

Do you even read the article?

Who's to say redvikinghood wasn't either in Austraylier or pointing at it on a map when he typed that?

Seven years jail for drink driver who killed a rider. The article indicates this was her car, which she continued to drive as she left the scene as she thought she hit a badger.

http://www.heart.co.uk/sussex/news/local/robertsbridge-driver-who-killed-cyclist-jailed/

A "better" image:

It was her car.

Jail for seven years, but only two years ban instead of a lifetime.

This driver got four years. She had been charged with being over the limit, failing to stop and failing to report an accident. She was driving at 70 mph after her boyfriend dumped her.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-28345595